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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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